Hi Mz. D~ It's been in the back of my mind for a while. Not sure why I "went for it" tonight, but it feels good to have done so and to have started with links to folks like you.
Thank you Betsy! I too am honored to be included in your "palette" of favorite artists. This blog looks like it will be as wonderful as your other. Do you sleep?! xo
But, of course! I'm eager to get more content loaded on here. And I'm actually trying to save time rather than use more of my time. We have a number of interfaces at school that seem to require redundant postings if one is to actually use them. I'm trying to create "one stop shopping" so that I can link from those sites to this one and just house everything here. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for your support!
Please note that in Blogger, time stamps are the permalinks. Simply left click on a given post's time stamp and the URL that appears in the browser is the permalink for that post. Who knew?!
Welcome
Welcome to The Blooming Palette, a blog especially for high school visual art educators in search of seeds of inspiration.
This blog is a companion to my vegan recipe blog, The Blooming Platter, which I began in March of 2009 as a way of "giving back" to all of the wonderful vegan bloggers and other cooks/chefs out there who have inspired me, taught me so much, and continue to be incredibly generous.
I vowed then that, once I had mastered the basics, I would start a second blog, for the same reason, devoted to my other passion in life: visual art.
The Blooming Paletteoffers a growing collection of resources for art educators: lesson and learning plan ideas (what I call "Creative Challenges"), "hooks/anchoring activities" or what used to be called "anticipatory sets," teacher samples, inspirational images, student samples, assessments, and more. In addition, you will find resources that are specific to my work at Princess Anne High School that I hope can be adapted for your context.
Sidebars provide an index plus expanding lists of my favorite art and art education blogs and other websites, documents, artists, books and journals, videos, facts, tips, quotes and more.
I trust you will find much that inspires you and helps you be your best in the classroom and beyond. Here's to creativity that is evergreen!
~Betsy DiJulio
Header Art Credit: "He Who Dares to Teach Must Never Cease to Learn," Betsy DiJulio, 2005, oil pastel and mixed-media, Collection of Trish and Ken Pfeifer
Note: Please feel free to use and share anything you find here--that's the point!--but please always give credit to me and The Blooming Palette. All images and written work are mine unless otherwise noted. Many thanks for your cooperation.
Betsy DiJulio, M.A., Ed.S., is a full-time National Board Certified art teacher at Princess Anne High School where she was chosen as the 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year before going on to be chosen as the 2009-2010 citywide Teacher of the Year for the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district. This "official artist" for the Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach teaches beginning through advanced placement courses to both general education and International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Program students. A part-time freelance writer and photo stylist--who has won some national recipe contests--she focuses on topics of food, art, home and garden design, "green" initiatives and small businesses. Her work in the field of art education is published at the national level in SchoolArts Magazine. This longtime vegetarian turned vegan is an animal lover, animal rights supporter and SPCA volunteer. DiJulio and her husband, Joe, have been married since 1990 and share their home with a pack of beloved canines.
"ish" colors--colors that cannot be named, e.g. pinkish-goldish-bronzish; colors that are layered or mixed for greater complexity and sophistication (credit: teaching artist, Nicole Brisco)
Compositional Strategies--specific pictorial devices artists use to enhance compositions (see below for specifics)
Dirty Water Wash--a wash created by mixing tiny amounts of warm and cool pigments (e.g. acrylic or tempera) to create a "dirty" neutral color/value
Extended Lines--extending lines from edges of objects to link positive space with negative and to imbue artwork with the subtle look and feel of an architectural drawing (credit: teaching artist, Nicole Brisco)
Prepared Ground--painting, collaging or otherwise altering the ground or surface on which you plan to draw or paint; lends a sense of "history and mystery"
Two Glows and a Grow--a mini critique in which students trade artwork and comment constructively on at least two strengths and one area of improvement (credit: teaching artist, Nicole Brisco)
Weighted Lines--contour lines that widen and taper to create volume, depth and general dynamism in a drawing or painting
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea ...I'm so honored to be included in your sidebar...and I look forward to all that you'll be sharing!!
Hi Mz. D~
ReplyDeleteIt's been in the back of my mind for a while. Not sure why I "went for it" tonight, but it feels good to have done so and to have started with links to folks like you.
Thank you Betsy! I too am honored to be included in your "palette" of favorite artists. This blog looks like it will be as wonderful as your other. Do you sleep?!
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But, of course! I'm eager to get more content loaded on here. And I'm actually trying to save time rather than use more of my time. We have a number of interfaces at school that seem to require redundant postings if one is to actually use them. I'm trying to create "one stop shopping" so that I can link from those sites to this one and just house everything here. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for your support!
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